Economy and Business

Let’s Get America’s Health Out of the ER

It’s time for a constructive debate about health care that hinges on facts instead of fear.

What Happened to the Crackdown on Executive Pay?

Last February, amid public anger over millions in bonuses at bailed-out insurance giant AIG, our top national political leaders rushed to express their outrage — and even took some steps to place a lid on over-the-top executive pay.

Is That Congress Calling Detroit Incompetent?

by Donald Kaul

I’m always conflicted when I watch some fat-cat miscreant being worked over at a Congressional hearing. On the one hand, the person on the spit usually deserves it. He or she has almost certainly violated the public trust in a way so obvious that it caught even the...